PROMOTION, SEPARATION, AND INVOLUNTARY RETIREMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE ACTIVE-DUTY LIST
Title 10 - Armed Forces
Convening of selection boards
Composition of selection boards
Oath of members of selection boards
Nondisclosure of board proceedings
Notice of convening of selection boards
Information furnished to selection boards
Recommendations for promotion by selection boards
Reports of selection boards
Action on reports of selection boards
Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade and other requirements
Eligibility for consideration for promotion: designation as joint qualified officer required before promotion to general or flag grade; exceptions
Active-duty lists
Competitive categories for promotion
Numbers to be recommended for promotion
Establishment of promotion zones
Promotions: how made
Authority to vacate promotions to grades of brigadier general and rear admiral (lower half)
Acceptance of promotions; oath of office
Failure of selection for promotion
Special selection boards
Special selection review boards
Removal from a list of officers recommended for promotion
Discharge of commissioned officers with less than six years of active commissioned service or found not qualified for promotion for first lieutenant or lieutenant (junior grade)
Effect of failure of selection for promotion: first lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade)
Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the Navy
Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force lieutenant colonels; regular Navy commanders
Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force colonels; regular Navy captains
Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force brigadier generals; regular Navy rear admirals (lower half)
Retirement for years of service: regular and Space Force officers in grades above brigadier general; regular Navy officers in grades above rear admiral (lower half)
Selection of regular officers for continuation on active duty
Continuation on active duty: officers in certain military specialties and career tracks
Selective early retirement
Modification to rules for continuation on active duty; enhanced authority for selective early retirement and early discharges
Voluntary retirement incentive
Continuation on active duty to complete disciplinary action
Deferment of retirement or separation for medical reasons
Applicability of chapter
Entitlement of officers discharged or retired under this chapter to separation pay or retired pay
Chaplains: discharge or retirement upon loss of professional qualifications
Definitions
Consideration of performance as a member of the Joint Staff
Force shaping authority
Officers in designated competitive categories
Selection for promotion
Eligibility for consideration for promotion
Opportunities for consideration for promotion
Promotions
Retirement: retirement for years of service; selective early retirement
Continuation on active duty
Other administrative authorities
Regulations